KAREN VARGAS PORTRAIT MURAL
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Karen Vargas poses for a portrait in front of artist KaDavien Baylor’s mural that features notable African American Bremertonians in downtown Bremerton, Wash. on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. Vargas, a historian, social justice advocate and founder of the Living Arts Cultural Heritage Project, led the Kitsap Sun on a tour of the portraits to tell the stories many residents might not know about the Black leaders. (Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun)

